diff --git a/src/core/Global.ttslua b/src/core/Global.ttslua
index f98801f5..d0727557 100644
--- a/src/core/Global.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/Global.ttslua
@@ -1420,8 +1420,8 @@ function compareVersion(request)
   -- global variable to make it accessible for other functions
   modMeta = JSON.decode(request.text)
 
-  -- stop here if on latest version
-  if MOD_VERSION == modMeta["latestVersion"] then return end
+  -- stop here if on latest or newer version
+  if convertVersionToNumber(MOD_VERSION) >= convertVersionToNumber(modMeta["latestVersion"]) then return end
 
   -- stop here if "don't show again" was clicked for this version before
   if acknowledgedUpgradeVersions[modMeta["latestVersion"]] then return end
@@ -1432,6 +1432,13 @@ function compareVersion(request)
   Wait.time(function() UI.show("FinnIcon") end, 1)
 end
 
+-- converts a version number to a string
+---@param version String Version number, separated by dots (e.g. 3.3.1)
+function convertVersionToNumber(version)
+  local major, minor, patch = string.match(version, "(%d+)%.(%d+)%.(%d+)")
+  return major * 100 + minor * 10 + patch
+end
+
 -- updates the XML update notification based on the mod metadata
 function updateNotificationLoading()
   -- grab data